OS X 10.8.4 released to address numerous big fixes, just before WWDC 2013

With only a few days left until WWDC 2013, Apple has issued an update to their Operating System software to bring the version to OS X 10.8.4.

Users had been reporting a variety of issues from trouble connecting to some WiFi networks or problems with conversations in the Messages App being out of order. In the OS X 10.8.4 update, released on Tuesday, Apple says these various issues should now be resolved.

OS X 10.8.4 is said to improve compatibility for connecting to enterprise WiFi networks as well as fixing the issue with messages appearing in a non-chronological order as previously mentioned. It also fixes a problem where FaceTIme calls could not connect to users outside the US correctly.

OS X 10.8.4 Update

There’s a whole bunch of other bug fixes which OSX 10.8.4 so here’s a full rundown:

A fix for an issue that prevented FaceTime calls to non-U.S. phone numbers

A fix for an issue that may prevent scheduled sleep after using Boot Camp

Improves VoiceOver compatibility with text in PDF documents

Includes Safari 6.0.5, which improves stability for some websites with chat features and games

A fix for an issue that may cause iMessages to display out of order in Messages

Resolves an issue in which Calendars Birthdays may appear incorrectly in certain time zones

A fix for an issue that may prevent the desktop background picture from being preserved after restart

A fix for an issue that may prevent documents from being saved to a server using SMB

Addresses an issue that may prevent certain files from opening after copied to a volume named “Home”

A fix for an issue that may prevent changes to files made over NFS from displaying

Resolves an issue saving files to an Xsan volume from certain applications

Improves Active Directory log-in performance, especially for cached accounts or when using a .local domain

Improves OpenDirectory data replication

Improves 802.1X compatibility with ActiveDirectory networks

Improves compatibility when using mobile accounts

Apple is expected to release the next version of its OS X software – 10.9 – next week at WWDC 2013 which will undoubtedly bring a whole load of new functionality, so it is no doubt that Apple wanted to squash these bugs before a new version of OS X hits.